Democrats Need Unity on Health Care Bill

Democrats are still attempting to find a strategy that will allow them to push the planned health care overhaul through by the end of this year. One day after Harry Reid, Majority Leader, announced that the health care bill would include the option of a government health insurance plan, a number of moderates in his [...]

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House Dems Divided Over Abortion in Health Care Debate

House Democrats have reached an impasse regarding whether the overhaul of the nation’s health care system would allow federal funding of abortion. Two dozen anti-abortion Democrats believe that it would – while this opposition will likely not stall the legislation, it does mean the Democratic party is divided just weeks before the bill hits floor [...]

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Health Overhaul Vote in Senate

President Obama’s plan to revamp the nation’s health care system is about to become even closer to reality. The Senate Finance Committee was poised on Tuesday to approve legislation that would require virtually every American to purchase insurance, as well as a host of other changes to the nation’s two and a half trillion dollar [...]

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New Law will Help Student Keep Health Coverage

In Concord N.H., a law inspired by one young woman’s fight to keep her health insurance will enable students to keep their coverage in the event of serious illness.  Michelle’s law, which is named after  Michelle Morse who died of colon cancer at the age of 22,  allows those going to college to continue to [...]

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Insurance Companies Are Your Worst Enemies

I have to laugh every time I see a commercial for an insurance company in which the insurance company says “You’re in good hands,” “We’re here to protect you,”  “You can count on us to be there,” or some other such nonsense. The truth is that insurance companies are not your friends. They are not [...]

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